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Social Sciences and Humanities
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 90 194 161 33 28 258 37995

Gill Valentine publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gill Valentine between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gill Valentine published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2003. 2 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2003. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 31 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1962 2025

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gill Valentine: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 4
1994 1
1995 5
1996 2
1997 7
1998 3
1999 10
2000 9
2001 11
2002 8
2003 31
2004 9
2005 7
2006 5
2007 5
2008 17
2009 6
2010 12
2011 5
2012 10
2013 5
2014 11
2015 19
2016 29
2017 10
2018 3
2019 16
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 274
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Gill Valentine publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gill Valentine sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–263 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 258
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Gill Valentine D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gill Valentine sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19 90
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Gill Valentine is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within the social sciences and health professions. Among their main fields of study are social sciences with nine publications, and health professions with three publications.

The scientist's work intersects several subfields, including sociology and political science, general health professions, geography, planning and development, demography, and finance. Their research topics cover a broad range, emphasizing homelessness and social issues, geographies of human-animal interactions, migration, aging, and tourism studies, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, migration, ethnicity, and economy, Hong Kong and Taiwan politics, and China's socioeconomic reforms and governance.

Gill Valentine has published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • Dialogues in Human Geography
  • Geoforum
  • Urban Geography
  • International Sociology

Frequent collaborators include Mark Jayne, with whom they have co-authored four papers, Chen Liu in two instances, and Aneta Piekut with one co-authored publication.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Alcohol, drinking, drunkenness and everyday financial lives: Relational geographies of family and work in China" (2022), published in Geoforum
  • "" yúlóng-hùnzá" - fish and dragons (bad and good people) mixing together: young people, urban life and alcohol, drinking, drunkenness in China" (2021), published in Urban Geography
  • "Beyond moralising, disciplining and normalising discourses: Re-thinking geographies of alcohol, drinking, drunkenness" (2023), published in Dialogues in Human Geography
  • "Towards new knowledge complexes for critical geographies of alcohol, drinking, drunkenness" (2024), published in Dialogues in Human Geography
  • "Generation-making narratives and responses to diversity in Poland" (2021), published in International Sociology

Gill Valentine has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom. No specific year was provided for this award.

Best Publications

  • Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat

    David Bell;Gill Valentine

  • Living with difference: reflections on geographies of encounter:

    Gill Valentine

  • Theorizing and Researching Intersectionality: A Challenge for Feminist Geography*

    Gill Valentine

  • Key Methods in Geography

    N. J. Clifford;Gill Valentine

  • The geography of women's fear

    Gill Valentine

  • Children's Geographies : Playing, Living, Learning

    Sarah L. Holloway;Gill Valentine

  • Cool places : geographies of youth cultures

    Tracey Skelton;Gill Valentine

  • Children's outdoor play: exploring parental concerns about children's safety and the changing nature of childhood

    Gill Valentine;John McKendrck

  • Key Thinkers on Space and Place

    Phil Hubbard;Rob Kitchin;Gill Valentine

  • Social Geographies: Space and Society

    Gill Valentine

  • Public Space and the Culture of Childhood

    Gill Valentine

  • Cyberkids : children in the information age

    Sarah L. Holloway;Gill Valentine

  • (Hetero)Sexing Space: Lesbian Perceptions and Experiences of Everyday Spaces:

    G Valentine

  • ”Oh Yes I Can.”“Oh No You Can't”: Children and Parents' Understandings of Kids' Competence to Negotiate Public Space Safely

    Gill Valentine

  • Angels and Devils: Moral Landscapes of Childhood

    Gill Valentine

  • Spatiality and the New Social Studies of Childhood

    Sarah L. Holloway;Gill Valentine

  • CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD: THE PRODUCTION AND TRANSGRESSION OF ADULTS' PUBLIC SPACE

    Gill Valentine

  • All hyped up and no place to go

    David Bell;Jon Binnie;Julia Cream;Gill Valentine

  • CHILDREN’S GEOGRAPHIES AND THE NEW SOCIAL STUDIES OF CHILDHOOD

    Sarah L. Holloway;Gill Valentine

  • Mapping Desire: Geographies of Sexualities

    David Bell;Gill Valentine

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah L. Holloway
Sarah L. Holloway Loughborough University
David Bell
David Bell University of Leeds
Rob Kitchin
Rob Kitchin National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Nicholas J. Clifford
Nicholas J. Clifford Loughborough University
Chris Gibson
Chris Gibson University of Wollongong
Gordon R Waitt
Gordon R Waitt University of Wollongong
M.V. Lee Badgett
M.V. Lee Badgett University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stephen P. Rice
Stephen P. Rice Newcastle University
Phil Hubbard
Phil Hubbard King's College London
Lowell J. Taylor
Lowell J. Taylor Carnegie Mellon University

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